World AIDS Day 2010
Below is a selection of items about companies impacts relating to HIV/AIDS (both positive and negative), issued on the occasion of World AIDS Day 2010 (1 December). For more information, see our sections on HIV/AIDS, Access to medicines and HIV/AIDS discrimination.
- Announcements of positive corporate initiatives
- Reports of negative corporate impacts
- Commentary on corporate responsibility with respect to HIV/AIDS
Announcements of positive corporate initiatives
Australia "Designers help cause" [re: Erickson Beamon, Chelsea De Luca, Sacha Drake, Daniel Lightfoot, George Wu]
India "TCI [Transport Corporation of India] organizes Trucker's Utsav to mark World AIDS Day"
Kenya "Effective policies help employers in war against Aids"
Nigeria "Access Bank, Chevron, others partner on HIV/AIDS" [re: Discovery Channel Global Education Partnership, Discovery Communication]
So Africa "Find new ways to finance AIDS fight"
Refers to the South African Business Coalition for HIV/AIDS' launch of a Community Fund, which aims to raise R500m by the end of 2011 to support the government's HIV- testing campaign.USA "Walgreens and Greater Than AIDS mark World AIDS Day with commitment to outreach, education and accessibility"[re: American Urban Radio Networks, BlueLine Media,CBS, Clear Channel, Ebony, Essence, Gospel Radio, HIV Plus, FOX, National Newspaper Publishers Association, NBC, Radio One, Uptown, Vibe]
Africa "SabMiller joins the fight"
"Cipla develops Mother-Baby Pack for preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV/AIDS"
Dr. Y. K. Hamied , Chairman of Cipla is quoted as saying, “Cipla would make the Mother-Baby Pack available to various Ministries of Health in sub-Saharan Africa, various NGO’s and donor agencies for their treatment programmes. This reinforces Cipla’s commitment to make affordable medicines accessible to all and its promise that ‘None shall be denied.'”"Cricket unites for people living with HIV and AIDS on World Aids Day" [re: International Cricket Council]"
L'Oreal & World Aids Day" [scroll down for announcement of L'Oreal's global "Use Your Voice, Use Your Power"campaign]
L'Oreal's "Hairdressers Against AIDS" campaign (international website)
"Make your coffee count - Turn it (RED)" [re: Starbucks]
"Making AIDS drugs affordable here and abroad" [re: Gilead Sciences]
"MTV turns red for World AIDS Day, calling on young people to GYT (Get Yourself Tested)"
"World AIDS Day: A focus for action in the workplace"
Under the theme, "Universal Access and Human Rights" trade unions worldwide promote action on workplace HIV and AIDS.
Reports of negative corporate impacts
China "HIV-related employment discrimination in China highlighted in report"
- India "Drug trials undertaken in India and the reporting of medical trials"
Commentary on corporate responsibility with respect to HIV/AIDS
Africa "Africa home to 38 countries with most HIV/AIDS risk - Global study - African mining sector is particularly vulnerable to the disease", Maplecroft
Kenya "Employers have a duty to initiate Aids policies", Jacqueline Mugo, Executive Director of the Federation of Kenya Employers
"World AIDS Day 2010: Aids progress threatened by a double blow", Medicins Sans Frontiers